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& the chicken [[strikethrough]] when [[/strikethrough]] answered the purpose of a foot ball, the players being on horseback. The chicken was pulled & hauled [[strikethrough]] until [[/strikethrough]] & used for a quirt till it looked like an old rag. One horseman kept it until the others could get it away from him & they were often mixed in a heap of 15 or 20 men & horses fighting over the dead chicken. This lasted half an hour, then the dances began, the racers dancing from one end of the track to the other past each other. Then the races began, a relay of about 20 men on a side on a track I should say 300 yards long. The running, starting, whipping & all was similar to that of the Taos racers but an additional feature was men along the sides with pistos & winchesters shooting blank cartridges to hurry the runners. There were many good runners & some poor. Most of the men were finely built with heavy chests & muscles & some were Apollos in form. The gee string & paint & eagle down formed most of the dress.